Pastill: Uber die fyer Euangelia durchs jor. Bound with: Der Passion oder d[a]z Lyden Jesu Christi unsers herren

1522

Hans Wechtlin I

Artist, German, 1480/1485 - 1526 or after

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg

Author, German, 1445 - 1510

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with woodcut portrait of the author on title-page and 148 wooducts from 89 blocks, including 44 full-page cuts and 104 smaller cuts

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William J. Wyer

  • Dimensions

    book: 32.5 × 22.8 × 6 cm (12 13/16 × 9 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2010.121.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Early ms. inscription on title. K.M. stenciled initials on free endpaper. ms. shelfmark "Ho 15". (Daniela Laube Inc. Fine Art., New York); (Ursus Rare Books, Ltd.); William Wyer, New York; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

On spine in brown ink: Pastill(?); upper cover in graphite upper right: Geiler v. Kaisersberg (underlined) / Pastill, Strasburg, School 1522; bottom right: CB 1233; in black pen first free endpaper after collector's stamp of K.M.: HO 25.; graphite: 36 Bll, 6 [?], 118 Bll., 29Bll., 110 Bll., / 42 Bll., 6[?] / cpl.; in brown ink across title: (not deciphered); on lower cover in graphite: collicpea, 10198 –m? 366851 / 1 portrait / 1 titelbordirte / 44 ganzs. Textholz. / diverse Holzschni Hinitialen / 25 num. 1311, 1 weisses Bl. 117 num. b11, 1 Bl / 28 n.n. bll. / 109 num Bll, 1 Bl / 42 num. Bll. (daste zheleer?) / Rittes 986. Schmidt. Schott 66. / Weller 2072. BM German Books 336, Muther 1386. Nicht bei Adams.

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